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History

KERN signed on the air at the 1410AM frequency
in 1922. Programming consisted of Top40 music from the 1950's until
the late 1970's. In the early 70's the station was a popular choice
for Top40 music in Bakersfield. It was also among the first
stations to carry "American Top 40 with Casey Kasem." It switched
to talk in the late 70's when FM became the standard band for
music.

KERN most recently broadcast a Christian music
format as KERI The Christian Station. On December 29,
2008, KERN, which had been broadcasting on 1410
AM, started simulcasting on 1180 AM to get listeners used to the
new frequency as part of an announced frequency swap with KERI. The
KERN call sign was officially moved from 1410 AM,
where they had been since 1932, to 1180 on December 30, 2008 and
the KERI call sign was moved to 1410 AM. On
January 1, 2009, the Christian music format was reunited with the
KERI call sign on 1410 AM.[2]